11To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Williamson, 24 December 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
The death of our late Consul in Madeira will doubtless be followed by sundry applications for that consulate. The bearer of this Mr Wm S: Shaw has been established some time as a merchant in Madeira. I have known him some years and am confident that he would discharge the duties of a consul in that island with great reputation. He is not only a man of integrity & candour but of much...